Thursday, May 12, 2016

My original intention of “camping” out along the fan
barricades was to take pictures of the celebrities, but about a month before
the premiere I decided to try and get something signed for a friend’s son,
Ryan, who is battling cancer.Ryan
recently turned 18, but has been battling Myelodysplastic Syndrome since
January 2015.MDS is a secondary cancer
which was caused by the chemotherapy he underwent when he was diagnosed with a
brain tumor at the age of 3.The family
was originally told that Ryan would not survive surgery to remove the tumor for
4 years when a doctor used an unconventional surgical approach to remove the
tumor.Ryan had a bone marrow transplant
thanks to his sister, Bailey, being a perfect match.Ryan relapsed from the transplant and
continues to fight.Ryan is a huge
Marvel fan, and I wanted to try and get as many signatures as I possibly could
for him.I reluctantly told my friend
about my plan because I wanted to use a picture of Ryan for the sign, and I
wasn’t comfortable doing so without his permission.

Entry area of the red and blue carpet

End of the red carpet

I usually place myself on the street near where the stars
exit their vehicles, but this time I decided to place myself along the
barricades inside the Hollywood and
Highland Center.This turned out to be a huge mistake as the
stars were rushing to get inside the Dolby Theatre and didn’t do much, if any
signing.I would have had a better
chance arriving earlier and placing myself on the street.

These were placed on either side of the carpet leading to the Dolby Theatre.

These were placed on either side of the carpet leading to the Dolby Theatre.

That being said, I did get the Captain America jacket signed
by Nick Blood from Agents of SHIELD.I
was also able to get a few pictures, though they aren’t very good because the
carpet was extremely crowded with people.I was on the lookout for Tom Holland, but I never saw him on the
carpet.

Powers Booth (center)

Nathan Fillion

Elizabeth Henstridge

Luke Mitchell

Paul Bettany

Deborah Ann Wohl

Paul Bettany and Chris Hardwick having a conversation

Chris Hardwick

Brett Dalton

Ed Skrein

Chris Evans

Robert Downey Jr.

Emily Van Camp (apologizing because she can't stop for pics or signing)

Josh Bowman

Marisa Tomei

Henry Simmons

Daniel Bruhl

Anthony Mackie

Sebastian Stan

A few days ago, Grossmont High School ASB led a campaign to
try and get any or all of the Marvel stars to meet Ryan.They also held a huge rally for Ryan, and
Chris Evans had recorded a message for Ryan which they played at the rally.It was the first time Ryan had been on campus
for a year due to his illness.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

I had already seen The Huntsman: Winter’s War at a screening
the previous Saturday, but premieres can be a lot of fun and this was no
exception.We were placed into the fan
pit about 20 minutes prior to the star arrivals, and we were given Ice Queen
masks and Evil Queen crowns to wear.

I didn’t have a very good view of the carpet from my spot
because of the large “poster” on my left.There was a family near me, and I helped the daughter who was about 8-10
years old get pictures taken with the stars.

Charlize Theron

I was successful in all my attempts except with Emily Blunt,
who wasn’t taking pictures with anyone as far as I could see.

There are insects on the back of Charlize Theron's dress.

When Charlize Theron was in front of us, I yelled
“Charlize!”really loud and she looked
right at me.I paused for half a second,
then pointed to my right and asked, “Could you take a picture with her?”She looked to where I was pointing and smiled
as she walked over to the little girl and took a selfie with her.I have to say that Charlize Theron is
exceptionally stunning in person.Just,
wow.

Charlize Theron

I also managed to get Chris Hemsworth and Jessica Chastain
to take selfies with the little girl.She was too shy to yell for the celebs so I was just trying to help her
out.I’m so glad we were
successful.The truth is that celebs are
much, much more inclined to sign and/or take pictures with kids at premieres
because there are so few kids there.

Chris Hemsworth

We were given our tickets pretty late and I didn’t get to my
seat in the balcony until after the movie began, and it was so dark that I
couldn’t see the seat, forget the seat number, I couldn’t find where to sit so
I wouldn’t fall.

Chris Hemsworth

I noticed one of Freya’s (Emily Blunt) costumes on display
near the restrooms when I came down the stairs from the balcony.I quickly took a picture before leaving the
premiere.

Jessica Chastain

I ended up seeing this movie three times at advance
screenings as I won guaranteed seats for another screening the following
week.At that screening, they had a few
trivia questions, and I won a poster and a $25 Fandango gift card.

One of Emily Blunt's (Freya) Costumes

I enjoyed this film so much more than its predecessor.What did you think?

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

The setup for The Jungle Book premiere was not very fan
friendly, but I managed to plant myself in a spot which had a view of the red
carpet.Unfortunately, many of the big
stars from the film, Idris Elba, Bill Murray, and Scarlett Johansson to name a
few, were not in attendance.

Jon Favreau

Sir Ben Kingsley

Giancarlo Esposito

Lupita Nyong'o

Jon Heder

Mario Lopez

Tamera Mowry

Garcelle Beauvais

Angie Harmon

Esai Morales

Giada De Laurentiis

I had already seen the film the previous Saturday at a
special advance screening in Anaheim
and was really looking forward to seeing everyone from the film.

Boris Kodjoe

I still have yet to see Idris Elba at an event, but I am
determined to make it happen someday!